09:21, 03 марта 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Tatyana KUDRYAVTSEVA
To date, 19 countries supply weapons to Ukraine. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba announced during an online briefing.
«Some of them are doing this for the first time in history. Ten countries provide macro-financial assistance, 22 provide humanitarian assistance,» Dmitry Kuleba said.
He also told that volunteers from 16 countries come to the country to participate in the international defense legions. In total, these are more than 1,000 people, and applications continue to come.
Today is the eighth day of fighting in Ukraine. On February 24, 2022, the Russian President Vladimir Putin announced start of a special military operation. It was regarded in Ukraine and in the West as a full-scale invasion. Severe economic sanctions began to be imposed on Russia on February 25. The number of casualties, both among military personnel of both countries and civilians, is increasing. The number of Ukrainian refugees fleeing to Europe is growing. Protests against Russia’s actions are taking place in many countries around the world.
By the evening of February 27, almost all European countries closed their airspace for Russian airlines. The NATO states and the United States not only increased financial assistance to Ukraine, but also began supplying weapons. Tough sanctions have been imposed on Russia. The package of sanctions is increasing every day.
Hostilities continued on February 28. Against this background, the first round of Russian-Ukrainian talks took place.